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View Name: Gopala


GOPALA
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Indian, Hinduism
OTHER SCRIPTS: गोपाल (Hindi, Sanskrit)
Meaning & History
Means "cow protector" from Sanskrit गो (go) "cow" and पाल (pala) "protector". This is another name of the Hindu god Krishna. This name was also borne by the 8th-century founder of the Pala Empire in Bengal.
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VARIANT: Gopal (Indian)
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